Explore the Family Name Coulon

The meaning of Coulon

French: from Old French colomb ‘pigeon’, used as a metonymic occupational name for a breeder. Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Remi, Antoine, Dominique, Fernand, Jacques, Jean-Michael, Landry, Marcel.

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How common is the last name Coulon in the United States?

The surname Coulon, based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 24,529th most common name in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 25,833rd spot, representing a decrease of 5.32%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a minor drop, going from 955 in 2000 to 953 in 2010, a difference of just 0.21%. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the surname fell from 0.35 to 0.32, a reduction of 8.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,529	#25,833	-5.32%
Count	955	953	-0.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.32	-8.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coulon

Regarding the ethnic identity distribution of those with the surname Coulon, there were some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of people identified as White decreased slightly from 85.55% to 81.95%, while those identified as Black increased marginally from 9.11% to 9.65%. The biggest change emerged within the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, which saw increases of 223.08% and 92.52% respectively. People identifying as two or more races also increased by 34.04%. However, the proportion of people with Hispanic ethnicity declined by 7.48%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.55%	81.95%	-4.21%
Black	9.11%	9.65%	5.93%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.47%	2.83%	92.52%
Two or More Races	1.88%	2.52%	34.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	1.68%	223.08%
Hispanic	1.47%	1.36%	-7.48%